Background on Academics at MakSPH
PhD
PhD in Public Health
As a Centre of excellence for graduate training, Makerere University School of Public Health offers a PhD in Public Health by research as a three-year programme with enrolment possible at any time during the year. The PhD programme prepares students for careers in research, university teaching
Graduate Programmes
Malnutrition remains a major public health problem and a priority area for targeted health intervention in an ever changing world. Many strategies and interventions have been implemented with little or no success in reducing the unacceptably high rates of malnutrition and the attributable mortality…
Read MoreIntroduction The Master of Biostatistics programme has been developed with key objectives of contributing towards the creation of a critical mass of professional Biostatisticians, expanding the capacity for teaching Biostatistics in the tertiary academic institutions and strengthening the capacity…
Read MoreDisasters are common worldwide. Their etiologies include natural, human induced (technological) and a hybrid of factors. The Great Lakes region of Africa, including Uganda, are prone to both human induced disasters, such as conflicts and warfare leading to massive population displacements of both…
Read MoreBackground With the increasing demand for governments and organisations to demonstrate results towards achievement of development goals, there has been a surge in the demand for skilled Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) practitioners. This demand has occurred in the face of limited…
Read MoreIntroduction Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) jointly with the College of Computing and Information Sciences -Makerere (CoCIS) most especially the School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) are offering a Masters degree in Health Informatics (MHI) as a fulltime…
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Short Courses
The aim of this course is to improve the quality of health research by equipping researchers with advanced qualitative research theories and skills. It is suitable for various practitioners and researchers including postgraduates of various disciplines and PhD Students. The two weeks course is in…
Read MoreIntroduction Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have opened up new opportunities for health care provision in Africa. Health Informatics is an interdisciplinary field that demands for knowledgeable and experienced health care personnel in the field of health, social sciences and…
Read MoreAbout this Course This course introduces students to analytic methods of economic evaluation applied in health care to address the economic question of how to allocate limited health care resources to maximize health benefits. This course will teach students methods for performing a cost-…
Read MoreIntroduction The School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University is offering Short courses in Epidemiology and Biostatistics to graduates of various disciplines. This is in response to increasing demand for research and analytical skills at various work places.…
Read MoreThe academic registrar Makerere University invites applications for a one-week training programme in Public Health in Complex Emergency (PHCE) short course that will take place on 4th-9th November, 2019. The goal of the course is to enhance the capacity of humanitarian assistance workers and their…
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